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Fusilier take it with a grain of salt when a gunner says he is better than a pte, he's pulling your chain. And for your general information we gunners must have some fundermental infantry trg (not as in-depth as you guys)because we can only depend on ourselves for local defence when the shit hits the fan. We can't bug out when we are firing in direct support for you guys, so we stay and defend ourselves while giving you the support you deserve.

I guess this isn't the time to stir the pot by stating that the Artillery spurs the Infantry on to victory so I won't say it . As well the present the army commander is ag unner as well as LGen (ret) Dallaire, both commanders of the 1st Canadian Army were gunners during WWII, one of the Corp Commaders and at least 4 Divisional Commanders were also gunners. I am just stating these facts because I'm am proud that I'm am member of the Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery the best Regt in the Army.
And before everyone starts frothing at the mouth, this is only my personal opinion because I know that each of you considers your regt/branch to be the best and that is the way it should be. Remember we field Combat Teams and Battle Groups.

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General A.G.L. McNaughton, the Canadian Army commander in World War Two and an artillery officer by trade, once said while giving a lecture to the McGill contingent of the Canadian Officers Training Corps "Artillery cannot itself win battles. It is the resolute advance of the Infantry which is alone capable of producing this result.....the sole object of artillery employment is to render effective assistance to the Infantry."

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As far as most commanders are concerned no one arm can go it on their own. I know the infantry like to think they can but that is a good way to get their ass waxed.

And for the record the official role of the field artillery is "to destroy or neutralize the enemy with indirect fire as part of the all arms battle" and all gunners are fully aware of that role.

Part of the problem is the "walk a mile in my shoes" syndrome. In the reserves (especilly) there is virtually no interaction between arms to actually see what the other does. Everyone assumes they have the hardest job. I don't begrudge an infantyman walking everywhere with all his kit on only to stop dig a hole, sleep in it and carry on the next day doing the same. The armoured ride every where but when the shooting starts where to you hide. the grunt can jump in his hole but a tanker... In the artillery we were considered the second prioity target after nuclear systems. we see what arty can do and personally I don't want to be under it. Engineers- mine and boobytrap clearing
So we all have our crosses to bear.

As Red Green says " We have to all pull together"

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One well-known Brigadier always phrases his requirements of the ideal infantryman as "athlete, stalker, marksman". I always feel a little inclined to put it on a lower plane and to say that the qualities of a successful poacher, cat burglar, and gunman would content me.
Sir Archibald Wavell, "The Training of the Army for War", February 1933

Ten thousand cavalry only amount to ten thousand men. No one has ever died in battle through being bitten or kicked by a horse. It is men who do whatever gets done in battle.
Xenophon: Speech to the Greek army after the defeat of Cyrus at Cunaxa, 401 B.C.

Artillery without targets is in a fair way to become a target itself.
Major General Orlando Ward, USA: Letter, 1965

(sorry - couldn't find anything half-decent about engineers or signals)

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Army FOREVER!!!

Albainn Gu-Brath

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Whoever said that the infantry can win the war all by itself is full of crap. Without us, you can't get anywhere. (but even engineers need food and bullets and stuff, so we also depend on other people)

But I don't claim that my infantry skills are better than that of the infantry. (although we did kick the butts of some infantry units at the Brigade competition- but I digress) We all have our specializtion. (mine doesn't involve spelling)